THE SUN (Grade 4)

What is at the center of the Solar System?

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Jupiter

How many planets orbit the Sun?

• 1

• 4

• 8

• 9

The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

• water

• gases

• liquid

• rocks

The sun is a _______.

• satellite

• planet

• ball

• star

What is the sun mostly made up of _____.

• Helium

• Carbon

• Core

• Hydrogen

How many suns do we have?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

The sun appears to move across the sky each day.  What causes this?

• the spinning of the Earth's axis

• the production the nuclear energy around the sun

• The path of the sun around the Earth

• the tilt of the Earth on its axis

What is one thing that makes the sun different from the other stars?

• It is the largest star

• It is the farthest star

• It gives off the most heat energy

• It is the closest star to Earth

__________________ are darker,cooler areas on the sun's photosphere.

• corona

• flares

• sunspots

• solar wind

Which is the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere?

• corona

• flares

• sunspots

• solar wind